Close to 100,000 players in Runes of Magic

Berlin, Oct. 3rd 2008 – The success of Fantasy Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games is unbroken. Now Frogster is proud to present the first success message regarding the highly anticipated Runes of Magic. Within the first three month since release of the website and the start of the game’s closed beta registration, more than 95,000 players have registered for Runes of Magic. The Berlin publisher takes this event as an opportunity to announce the start of the closed beta test II (CBT II) for Oct. 9th and the start of the open beta for Dec. 9th. For the CBT II stage, there will only be a small number of new invitations. In the upcoming beta phases an additional 30,000 players will be invited to take a look at the world of Taborea and its inhabitants.
Furthermore, by reaching the 100,000 player mark at such an early date, all expectations of the publisher were exceeded. The combination of high quality and Free2play without monthly subscription is received very well by the players and is considered a key factor of the title’s success.
Until the launch of the game in December 2008 Frogster aims for 250,000 registrations as the next milestone. For this reason, Runes of Magic has evolved into one of the most promising titles on the MMOG market in such a short time. All information about Runes of Magic, comprehensive picture and video material and the closed and open beta registration can be found on the official website.

Runes of Magic  a world full of wizardry and adventure
With an extensive range of features Runes of Magic prepares to redefine the standard of free-to-play MMO games. Right from the launch Runes of Magic will convey its absorbing story in over 600 quests embedded in an atmospheric world. Players can choose from six main classes. Combined with a secondary class they dispose of 36 individual character classes over all. All characters possess unique skills with impressive combo attacks and can use mounts in the later stages of game play. A particularly attractive feature for guilds and players is the possibility to arrange their own virtual homes with individual furnishing. Thanks to an extensive crafting and reputation system, thrilling PVP as well as demanding dungeons and boss-monsters, no wishes remain unsatisfied. The Taiwanese developer Runewaker has developed Runes of Magic according to western MMO standards within a time frame of three years. The studio will provide new challenges for players every three to four months with free add-ons and updates. Runes of Magic features
 Free2play, no monthly fees, free download
 Dual class system with switchable primary and secondary classes
 Enthralling background story
 Already over 600 quests and level comprehensive quest series on launch
 Instanced and persistent dungeons
 Individually developed skills and spells
 Armor sets with special bonuses
 Dynamic item system: Upgrades with hundreds of runes
 Activatable PvP system (Player vs. Player duels)
 Epic crafting system with the possibility to improve existing items
 Individual coloring of clothes and armor
 Housing: personalization with individual furniture for players and guilds
 Special zones for guild houses
 Reputation system
 Scalable user interface based on the users preference (development of your own
add-ons possible)
 In-game map and radar system to find dealers, resources and quests easily
 Auction house: auction and purchase items
 Teleporting possibilities via runes, different and unique mounts
 Controlling with mouse (point & click) and keyboard (WASD or arrow keys) possible